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Play It as It Lays

61.5 %|Oct 19, 1972|Drama

Burned-out B-movie actress Maria, depressed and frustrated with her loveless marriage to an ambitious film director, Carter Lang, who would rather work on his career than on his relationship with her, numbs herself with drugs and sex with strangers. Only her friendship with a sensitive gay movie producer, B.Z., offers a semblance of solace. But even that relationship proves to be fleeting amidst the empty decadence of Hollywood.

Featured Crew

Frank Perry
Director
Joan Didion
Screenplay
John Gregory Dunne
Screenplay
Frank Perry
Producer
Dominick Dunne
Producer
Joan Didion
Novel
Jordan Cronenweth
Director of Photography
Pato Guzman
Production Designer

Cast

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Tuesday Weld
Maria Wyeth Lang
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Adam Roarke
Carter Lang
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Ruth Ford
Carlotta
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Eddie Firestone
Benny Austin
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Diana Ewing
Susannah
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Paul Lambert
Larry Kulik
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Chuck McCann
Abortionist's Assistant
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Severn Darden
Hypnotist
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Tony Young
Johnny Waters
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Richard Anderson
Les Goodwin
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Tyne Daly
Journalist
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Norman Foster
Abortionist
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Elizabeth Claman
The Chickie
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Dick Ryal
Apartment Manager
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Tracy Morgan
Jeanelle
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Darlene Conley
Kate's Nurse
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Allan Warnick
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